Updated: NPD numbers show video game sales slowed in September (or did they?)
The U.S. video game industy has been a haven of sorts for the whole year, posting 30 percent sales growth at a time when...
Proximo Games targets GameStop’s soft underbelly: Latin America
GameStop, the world’s largest video game retailer, with more than 5,500 GameStop and Electronic Boutique stores in 16 countries, is about to get some...
Kleiner-backed startup Ngmoco to launch three new iPhone games
Ngmoco is unveiling its first three games for the iPhone and iPod Touch today. The San Francisco-based startup is on a tear. Neil Young,...
SouthPeak Games buys the goofballs of gaming, Gamecock Media Group
SouthPeak Games has agreed to buy the Gamecock Media Group. Hopefully, they know what they’re getting. The Gamecock founders are the unabashed goofballs of...
Kongregate teaches gamers how to make their own games
Jim Greer, the chief executive of Kongregate, is greedy for games. His web site already has more than 8,000 games created by users and...
Twofish raises $4.5M to create economies for virtual worlds
Twofish has raised $4.5 million in a second round of funding for its business of creating the economic infrastructure behind virtual worlds. The deal...
A new Halo game tops Microsoft’s Xbox 360 line-up in Tokyo
For a long time, Microsoft’s game console, the Xbox, was known best for its violent sci-fi shooting games. But the hardcore shooter games stood...
Q&A with Cliff Blezinski on making “Gears of War 2” for the Xbox 360
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–When it comes to this Christmas, Epic Games‘ “Gears of War 2” should sell a lot of copies, and potentially a lot...
Dawdle launches an easier way to sell used games online
Dawdle is trying to come up with best site for selling used games and accessories. After an 11-month beta test, the company is formally...
Google launches in-game advertising for Flash web games
After months of testing, Google is publicly launching the beta version of its AdSense for Games software. The product represents the company’s first push...